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Character Map UWP VS WinCompose

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Character Map UWP logo Character Map UWP

Third Party Windows Character Map in UWP, this is a workaround for Win32 Character Map not supporting High DPI screens. I've also added couple ...

WinCompose logo WinCompose

WinCompose supports the standard Compose file format.
  • Character Map UWP Landing page
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    2023-02-16
  • WinCompose Landing page
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    2023-09-13

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Category Popularity

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Character Map UWP

WinCompose

Ruby Web Framework
19 19%
Ruby Web Framework
81% 81
Web Frameworks
20 20%
Web Frameworks
80% 80
Calculator
38 38%
Calculator
62% 62
Fonts
18 18%
Fonts
82% 82

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, WinCompose seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 45 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Character Map UWP mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Character Map UWP yet. Tracking of Character Map UWP recommendations started around May 2021.

WinCompose mentions (45)

  • Victor Mono Typeface
    Julia has made symbol input manageable and lets you define infix operators for many of the Unicode symbols that make sense for that. [1] And JuliaMono was designed to support the symbols that Julia does. [2] I generally do quite fine with my Compose Key configuration, though (even on Windows, where I use WinCompose). [3] [1]: https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/unicode-input/ [2]:... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago
  • bach - a tool for searching compose sequences
    Credit to wincompose's GUI for inspiration, which provides similar functionality on Windows. Source: 10 months ago
  • Client got a ridiculous IRS notice and an erroneous refund
    Or if you're on Linux or using WinCompose, you can hit Compose + s + o. Source: about 1 year ago
  • How to insert special characters?
    I really like using the idea of the compose key (although I do use digraphs, as mentioned here, once in a while). A compose key will work outside of Vim, as well. On Gnome, you can use Gnome Tweaks. Other DEs will also support this (internet search!). If you are using a plain window manager on Xorg, then read this. If you are on Windows, install Wincompose. MacOS? Who knows! All work the same way. My compose key... Source: about 1 year ago
  • Wait that exists?
    I have AltGr mapped to WinCompose so it sees some use. Source: about 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Character Map UWP and WinCompose, you can also consider the following products

Event Viewer - Get help, support, and tutorials for Windows products—Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Windows 10 Mobile.

PopChar - The character map that works!

BabelMap - Unicode Character Map for Windows

Shapecatcher - You need to find a specific Unicode character? With Shapecatcher.com you can search through a database of characters by simply drawing your character into a box. It can find the most similar character shapes for your drawing.

Holdkey - Holdkey is a Windows program that makes it easy to type characters with accents..

Oh My Glyph - View the glyphs and swashes from the PUA (private use area) of TTF & OTF font files with ease with our browser app - nothing to install!

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